Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-08-20
THE EXECUTION
or F-Ank Wilson for the Murder of sam
 u.t md Charlotte Clevsrger.

ing of Frank Wilson in Prescott. Aug I2sb, are taken from the JOunal-M Mine of that date. John A. Johnson. sn ac complies, was hkewiss to be harge' bat on & confession made by Wilsol that he alone did the deed, Johnson was respiied until Friday, Septenbe 23d:
 On Wednesday evening, in obedience 10 G request from Wilson. & represents tive of thIt Ps-cr called on him and bad A haif hours couvrrsatiOn with him. IT which he stated ,aa. the alleged comics sion published E'as nos correct one ana volunteered tO write aEo. .her yesterday Calling again last evening, We were in- formed that he hsd not had time tO full fill his promise, end was apparently mol so anxious Es on the previous evening to do so. Hc was questioned by the scribe as to his nativity and relatives and in reply would only state that il was known ths. he WIS
 FROM HE STATE OF HICHAGAS, Ard that WAS all be would ever tell He sad tfat Wilson was an assumed name, not ais real one, and be refused to dlvulge anything whereby his Iden. tlty could become known and his Iela' tiyes bs informed ot the disgrace ke had brought on them.
 Johnson has been more cummuica' tive in regard to his previous history and said he was born in Trenton, New Jersey, but was raised in Baltimore where he has & wife and family and ( sister residing, giving the address tC Sheriff Hickey requesting him to write them the particulars of his tragic end. He came Co this Territory with tho Tenth Cavalry, and was discharged al Fort Thomas ID February lSS6, jus prior to stuting on the fatal journey with the C,svenzer family.
 The condemned men did not lie doEr for sleep urtil after midnight, and thet slept but little. Both arose early thu morning took Q bath and hsd their haii cut and were shaved by W. E. Land erebe. At 6;30 o'clock Jessie OleveDgel called at the jail for sn interview wltt Wilson. which was granted. It took place in the jallOr's room in the pres enoe of Sheriff Aulvenon. At previous interviews the girl has been paint and submissive 10 Wilson, assentlng tC everything as sail. This morning, how ever,
 sHE DISPLAYED MORE NERVE,
 Charging tlst Wilson. by Lis so-csllsd confession, lad injured her. Referring to hIs statement. she remarked: "1Ou know you lied. Wilson; you know that Johnson killed the old man with that (pointiug tn the instrument with which the old man was killed, which wss standing in the jailOr's rOom,) and that afterwards you drew 1t through tho fre to take the blood offit. You know tina; Johnson's clothes were spsttered with blood ana tant you aud he burned them up.' During this conversation
 WILSON HUNG HIS HEAD.
 And made O reply. and walked away to the jail without bidding her gOOd-bye
 About o'clock a hearty bFeakfss; was partaken of by both. after which Wilson smoked & cigar as unconcerDed ly as though he wss making prepara- tions to start on a pleasure tour instead of to the unknown beyond. from whence DO tidings ever come. Not SO, however, with Johnson, who was perceptlbly nerv ous. and paced back and fofth in tLe corridor of the iaiL
 Notwithstanding the suspense conse- quent upon the delay of the governor tO take action upon the request of John- sons counsel for a examination of his sentence, on account of Wilson's state ment.
 PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION Were contiru ned, and at thirty minutes past nine o'clock new suits of clothing, ordered from J. W. Wilson. were brought ID, when both prisoners were dressed for the gallOws.
 Father Gobitosi spent the greater part of the forenoon wIIh Johnson. who had embraced the Catholic religion several days ago. administering spiritual cODsO- lstion to him.
 After being dressed in theIr new suits of clothing. Erwin Bser. the phOtogrs- phsr, took the pictures of both men ID the Isilor's room, the srtis; displaying more nervousness in the operation than either of ths prisoners. At ll:l5. just as Wilson had lighted s fresh cigar. re marking at the same time that be did not propose to lose any time" Sheriff Mulvenon, Under Sheriff Wsddell, Gov ernor ZulicE. Secretary Bayard, Rev. J. c. Houghtol and Sam c. Miller entered the jail and the death warrants were read to the prisoners by Under Sbe-iff Waddell. During the reading Ot this document tu Wilson he remained m moved, but Johnson was vIsibly affected.
 During the interim between rhis aud l2 o'clock, when the sheriff arrived fO~ Q n..V TlN,ar... with Fatbe- GubitOsI, while Wilson -mOked and chstted m the corridor with hIs watchers and the lew visitors present. As the cluHk struck r.. Ste'if Mulyenon, Governor Znlick Rnd Secretary Bsyard again entered the jail. when Wilson was first asked If be had anything 10 say. He replied that he had not.
 PENETRATING HIS FORMER STATEMENT. Exonersting both Johnson and Jessie CieveuRer from any participation ID the crime. Johnson OF being asked for a state mens. said that be hsd nothing to Say except thst bs was innocent of the 'hsrge. At this iuncturs. Governor Iulick handed a document to Sheriff Nulvenon ID an cfcisl envelope, which 'he latter read, snd informed Johnson thst 1t vas rep-ieve for him until Fri iay, Sehtember 23d. On toe receipt of ,his news
 JOHNSON BROKE COMPLETELY DOWN, And retiring to one corner of the cor -IdOr wept ard sobbed like a child.
 Wilson was then taken out. through he entrance, to the jail yard, with Sher n Mulvenon on one side and Deputy Hickey OD the other. and led up the stairs f the scsffold. He ascended them with tiru and uufaltsrinR step, displaying 'smsrksble nerve. He was agsIn asked f he had any thing to say. when be step ,ed to the front o' the scsffDld and re- 'ested his Iernarks m the jail Retreat 1 Og to the rear of the scafTold, with g 1 'ood-bye sGie u- took of bis slippers, and l ook his position on ths death trap. when heriff MnlvenOn pinioned his legs. EhIle Deputies Burton snd Hickey pin oned his arms.
 THE BLACK CAP was drawn over his head while A srniIe | sill played on his lips, and deputy Tack | [ adjusted the fatal moose. when Sber- q Muivenon sprung the trap at precise ! twelve minutes after l2 o'clock and | be body of Frank Wilson hung suspeud- q bT the neck. Only two almost inper- epiable, movements of the body were